While in the US the number of man hours needed to build a house is 9.4 hours per square meter, in Costa Rica it takes between 40 and 60.
Low labor productivity, on top of the cost of building materials, social charges and high costs of other materials such as energy, are preventing firms from being more competitive in an industry where both end house prices for completed works and gray works, exceed those in neighboring countries.
The U.S. Embassy in Guatemala is inviting participants to join a delegation to the World of Concrete 2013, from 4 to 8 February 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Commercial Service of the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala cordially invites you to join the delegation to the World of Concrete 2013 event.
Exhibition Dates: 5-8 February 2013 Seminar: 4-8 February 2013
The Guatemalan PreCon Group has opened its production plant at km 17.5 on the road to Leon.
Investment in new plant was $2 million, and the production area is 1,400 square meters.
An article in Trincheraonline.com reports that "The products that will be marketed in Nicaragua are building materials such as blocks, ‘Blocón’ system, paving stones, curb stones and slabs or beam with with LK moldsh."
Prices of materials such as iron rods and cement, among other things, have gone up compared to 2010.
The rise in the price of oil and other raw materials at international level is one of the main reasons for the sharp increase observed in the prices of building materials in Guatemala.
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